And that's the sad part, 1 story is never enough. It's not until there are multiple accusations that people feel comfortable going "okay, NOW he's a creep."
HR works for the company. Not you.
Reminder that this floodgate would not be opened without one victim taking the first step.
CinemaSins guy is sexist/misogynist ("this scene doesn't contain a lapdance" and "[actress] isn't my girlfriend") but don't know of anything else.
I see. But this new tweet would make it criminal, then? I mean, that's sexual assault, isn't it? The sex toy part.
Yup
And that women would feel more open to come forward if there wasn't a minimum > 1 number of women required before they're believed.
No woman can ever know if they're the first or only.
There's so much of this going on right now just among the film community. It's fucking disheartening and disgusting. Blogs, film festivals, magazines, youtubers...christ. It's ingrained now, everything needs to be rebooted.
and this was her THIRD time telling that story on Twitter.
Like, i don't know what's worse - crying for help and noone listening, or crying for help, possibly unleashing the misogynistic rage of a crowd similar to #gamergate
I wonder why it finally got traction this time.
Good thing it did.
I wonder why it finally got traction this time.
Good thing it did.
Because of all the other people that have been called out these last few days. I mean, she mentions Harey Weinstein in the first sentence of her post.
Probably has something to do with the Harry Knowles and Harvey Weinstein stories blowing up.
It's in most industries. You're just more likely to hear about it here and in politics.
I'm sure HR was just acting like some of the fine people in this thread and making a commitment to courtroom standards of evidence before taking a woman at her word.
The reason this pattern of behavior keeps flourishing is because of the chilling baseline skepticism that greets these kind of accusations.
Apparently HR's job is to silence victims and protect the higher-ups
I don't subscribe to screen junkies. Do they have any spin off channels? If I'm subbed to any of those I'll remove them stat.
This is disgusting.
I am so glad of Spencer's immediate reaction.
It would have killed me to see him side with Signore on this.
Spencer's safe, you guys!
Joe Starr and Murell next, please!
While it's good to see that person that assaulted and harassed women is finally having their sins aired the early reactions here were pretty damned disgusting.
You want to know why women don't go public with their sexual harassment? That is why. YOU are why.
No one believes them. People question their character and force them to relive their abuse only to still dismiss their truth.
Only when multiple women come forward do you start to see people accept that they might have been wrong but even that is a cop out.
What happens to the many women who are the sole targets of their harassers?
The victims whose only evidence of their abuse is their lived experience?
Some trash ass responses on that first page. Damn.
While it's good to see that person that assaulted and harassed women is finally having their sins aired the early reactions here were pretty damned disgusting.
You want to know why women don't go public with their sexual harassment? That is why. YOU are why.
No one believes them. People question their character and force them to relive their abuse only to still dismiss their truth.
Only when multiple women come forward do you start to see people accept that they might have been wrong but even that is a cop out.
What happens to the many women who are the sole targets of their harassers?
The victims whose only evidence of their abuse is their lived experience?
Some trash ass responses on that first page. Damn.
Same. Ugh.Guess I'm done watching Honest Trailers then. Jesus.
This boggles my mind.
Disgusting.
Dude whatNoticed these kinds of sexual assault cases mostly come from geek film outlets, and not outlets like Variety, Indiewire, The Film Stage, The Hollywood Reporter, etc. Is it because they don't have women in higher roles or are predominantly male geeks?
Noticed these kinds of sexual assault cases mostly come from geek film outlets, and not outlets like Variety, Indiewire, The Film Stage, The Hollywood Reporter, etc. Is it because they don't have women in higher roles or are predominantly male geeks?
Maybe, but it'd be hopelessly naive to think this shit doesn't happen there too.I believe he's purely talking within the Film Press sphere.
The thing that bugs me about this thread is that a lot of you keep putting yourselves in the accused shoes and make him out to be some kind of victim.
"Well, maybe it was just a one time mistake."
"Well now that there's two accusations, it seems more likely that the first is true."
Even if say you're waiting for proof, you're basically just saying "well, I'll wait for his side of the story."
It's uncomfortably telling.
I get it, you like the guy, but the act of believing women isn't condemning him.